Increased muscle strength may help to improve brain function in adults who suffer from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) shows a new study. MCI defines people who have reduced cognitive abilities such as reduced memory but are still able to live independently. It is a precursor to Alzheimer's disease. The findings published in the Journal of American Geriatrics show a positive causal link between muscle adaptations to progressive resistance training and the functioning of the brain among those over the age of 55 with MCI. What we found in this follow-up study is that the improvement in cognition function was related
